The Body Pressure Measurement System (BPMS) is widely used to "pressure map" people sitting on automobile seats and office chairs. The information gathered provides input for improving seat designs...
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The I-Scan force and pressure measurement system is a revolutionary product development and manufacturing process tool for catalytic converter designers and manufacturers. Tighter regulatory emission...
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Accurate grip measurements are extremely important for development of ergonomically sound products. Achieving reliable grip measurements was a difficult task, until now. Tekscan's Grip system provides...
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Application: A portable and scalable interactive CPR manikin developed by Team iDoll, a group of students from the University of British Columbia. Team iDoll was one of 15 teams chosen for the finals...
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Crash Dummy The High Speed I-Scan force and pressure measurement system can be used in crash test dummy studies to capture the dynamic pressures and forces that are exerted during an impact....
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Companies are constantly facing a challenge: maximize efficiency and performance of employees while making tasks, jobs, and products compatible with human capabilities and needs. Ergonomists face the...
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Gas Masks A close-fitting seal between a gas mask and the contours of a person's face and head is essential to keep unwanted chemicals from being inhaled. The interface pressure must be very light, or...
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High density, active, electronics emit energy that can raise their temperature leading to failures. Heat sinks are secured to components to dissipate their heat. For the heat sink to function...
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Ensuring a proper seal between an ink cartridge cap and cartridge body is vital for proper performance of a printer. A weak seal can cause leaks, clogging of pen nozzles and overall poor printing...
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The High Speed I-Scan system is an exciting new tool for studying impact pressure distribution and energy dissipation under hip protectors or other protective devices. The system measures the peak...
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The I-Scan® force and pressure measurement system is an important research and development tool for fuel cell design. In a fuel cell, numerous thin plates are stacked in close proximity to...
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The I-Scan® pressure measurement system is an extremely verstaile tool for leaf spring applications. Because of the sensor's unique, thin design (> 0.1mm thick), measurements can be made quickly...
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One of the challenges faced by production managers and engineers is to minimize damage and loss of product during manufacturing. Sensor Wireless Inc. has developed specialized wireless technology to...
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Sensor model 5051, shown in the inset of figure 1, measures the forces normal to a stationary part due to hydrodynamic flow. Figure 2 shows a top view and oblique view of the "D" shaped removal...
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Hose clamps must prevent leaks in a variety of demanding circumstances. For example, in cold temperatures, rubber hoses shrink and become brittle. When an engine is started, liquids and high pressures...
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Hose failures or leaks often occur at the "crimped" or clamped end of a hose, where the metal tube is sealed against the hose. Insufficient pressure in a small region of the "crimp" creates a weakness...
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This brief highlights a method of electronically measuring the force and pressure distribution under a squeegee during the solder paste stenciling and screen-printing operation in PCB manufacturing....
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MammaCare® is the recognized medical and scientific standard for clinical breast examination efficiency. Developed with the support of the National Cancer Institute, this training platform is...
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When the makers of ShotWatch, were seeking a thin, economical, repeatable and reliable force sensor to incorporate into their golf-training device, they found Tekscan. Once they incorporated a...
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Accurate grip measurement has become increasingly important in today's world of continued ergonomic improvement. Historically, there have been limitations with grip measurement. Load cells are...
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In the medical field, accuracy and reliability are not a luxury, but a necessity. Sensitive procedures, such as surgery and rehabilitative sessions, require devices that will deliver appropriate,...
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Distribution of the spray from a nozzle is important, but difficult to quantify. When the impact of a nozzle is too great, energy and liquid may be wasted or damage to material being processed,...
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The I-Scan® force and pressure measurement system enables quick and accurate measurements of the bead seat /seal pressure profile of virtually any tire to wheel interface. Until the introduction...
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The Challenge: Effective communication is a difficulty faced by many people who have impaired speech along with a lack of hand control, which prevents them from writing or typing....
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Designing comfortable fitting headphones can be a challenging task. Product design engineers must be able to design a product that is comfortable across a vast population of people, while keeping...
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Tekscan's High-Speed I-Scan pressure and force measurement system and pressure sensors were used to characterize sealing performance of an automobile trunk lid as it is being slammed shut....
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GHSP, a pioneer in the automotive industry for over 50 years, prides itself on developing products with engineering and design that is sleek and innovative. For this reason, GHSP chose the FlexiForce...
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IN RECENT YEARS, factors such as consumer demand and a tough economy have pushed OEMs to produce sleeker, smaller, and less costly products than in the past. This forces designers to spec or engineer...
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FlexiForce sensors integrated into medical devices used during robotic surgery provide surgeons with enhanced tactile feedback, in turn enabling them to perform more precise and less invasive...
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"Clinician Accuracy When Subjectively Interpreting Articulating Paper Markings"* was published in January of 2014 in The Journal of Craniomandibular Practice by Dr. Robert Kerstein and Dr. John Radke....
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